Sports + New Year’s Day a perfect combo

Happy new year! While millions of people across the globe celebrated New Year’s Eve on the town, January 1 presented the perfect opportunity to sit on the couch, watch a variety of sporting events and discuss them on Twitter.

For all of the action, Twitter brought you into the locker room, onto the field and ice, amplified thrilling overtime action, and opened the doors of the broadcast booth.

Next up: the @NHL#WinterClassic at Michigan Stadium (a.k.a. “The Big House”) on the campus of the University of Michigan between the @DetroitRedWings and @MapleLeafs. Both teams fought hard through extreme conditions to give fans an exciting game that went into overtime — and ultimately saw Toronto earn a 3-2 victory via a shootout.

The @DetroitRedWings showed how packed The Big House was just before the puck was dropped:

To make sure you don’t miss a single sports moment, turn to Twitter to connect with your teams, join in the conversation using hashtags, see exclusive behind-the-scenes content — and lots more. Join the fun!